DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Measurement of the Photon Fluence for the Evaluation of Photon Detection Efficiency of Photon Counting Sensor

광계수형 센서의 포톤계수효율 평가를 위한 포톤플루엔스 측정

  • Park, Ji-Koon (Department of Radiological Science, International University of Korea) ;
  • Heo, Ye-Ji (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University) ;
  • Kim, Kyo-Tae (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University) ;
  • Noh, Si-Cheol (Department of Radiological Science, International University of Korea) ;
  • Kang, Sang-Sik (Department of Radiological Science, International University of Korea)
  • 박지군 (한국국제대학교 방사선학과) ;
  • 허예지 (인제대학교 의용공학과) ;
  • 김교태 (인제대학교 의용공학과) ;
  • 노시철 (한국국제대학교 방사선학과) ;
  • 강상식 (한국국제대학교 방사선학과)
  • Received : 2015.12.30
  • Accepted : 2016.01.30
  • Published : 2016.01.30

Abstract

Recently, the various digital X-ray imaging devices using CCD and TFT LCD-based flat panel digital X-ray sensor are being used. In particular, a number of studies on photon counting sensor technique have been reported. In this study, the incident X-rays fluence on the photon counting sensor material was measured to estimate photon detection efficiency which is the quantitative performance evaluation factor of photon counting sensor. The result of measuring the photon fluence by using RQA-M2 Radiation beam quality of IEC 61223-1-2 recommendations, the incident photon fluence could be defined as about $4 photons/(0.01mm)^2{\cdot}{\mu}Gy$ within $10{\mu}m$ pin-hole area, and about $50photons/(0.03mm)^2{\cdot}{\mu}Gy$ within $30{\mu}m$ pin-hole area, and about $698photons/(0.1mm)^2{\cdot}{\mu}Gy$ within $100{\mu}m$ pin-hole area. Consequently, with the previously setup of the incident fluence, the measuring of actual photon counting efficiency by observing the output waveform of the photon counting sensor material was considered possible.

현재 CCD 및 TFT LCD 기반의 평판형 디지털 X선 센서를 이용한 많은 디지털 X선 영상장치가 활용되고 있으며, 특히 포톤계수형 센서 기술에 대한 많은 연구가 수행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 포톤계수형 센서의 정량적 성능 평가 항목인 포톤계수효율을 측정하기 위해 포톤계수형 센서 물질에 입사되는 X선 플루엔스 측정하였다. IEC 61223-1-2 권고안의 RQA-M2 Radiation beam quality를 이용하여 포톤 플루엔스를 측정한 결과, $10{\mu}m$ 핀홀 영역에서 입사 광자 플루엔스는 $4photon/unit\;area{\cdot}{\mu}Gy$, $30{\mu}m$ 핀홀 영역에서 약 $50photons/unit\;area{\cdot}{\mu}Gy$, $100{\mu}m$ 핀홀 영역에서 $698photons/unit\;area{\cdot}{\mu}Gy$의 플루엔스로 규정할 수 있었다. 셋업된 입사 플루엔스를 이용하여 포톤계수형 센서 물질에서의 X선 조사시 출력파형을 측정함으로써 실제 포톤계수효율을 측정할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

Keywords

References

  1. M. Lundqvist, B. Cedrstrom, V. Chmil, M. Danielsson, and B. Hasegawa, "Evalution of a Photon-counting X-ray imaging system," IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol. 48, pp. 1530-1536, 2001. https://doi.org/10.1109/23.958392
  2. R. N. Cahn, B. Cederstrom, M. Danielsson, A. Hall, M. Lundqvisst, and D. Nygren, "Detective quantum effiency dependence on X-ray energy weighting in mammography," Medical Physics, Vol. 26, pp. 2680-2683, 1999. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.598807
  3. J. K. Park, S. C. Noh, S. S. Kang, "A study on the physical characteristics of photoconductors for photon counting based X-ray sensor application," Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology, Vol. 8, pp. 423-428, 2014. https://doi.org/10.7742/jksr.2014.8.7.423
  4. C. Carpentieri, C. Schwarz, J. Ludwig, M. Fiederle, "Absolute dose calibration of an X-ray system and dead time investigations of photon counting techniques," Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 487, pp. 71-77, 2002. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(02)00948-8
  5. J. Marchal, K. Hussein, J. Christopher, L. Vaughan, "Photon counting threshold optimization in mammography," Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 563, pp. 137-141, 2006. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2006.01.080
  6. IEC 61223-1-2. Medical electrical Equipment Characteristics of digital X-ray imaging devices, 2007